Michelangelo by Gerald Parel

I arrived at the Columbus convention center on Friday, the day before the 2011 Wizardworld Mid-Ohio. After I had registered for my table, I wandered around the convention center and happened upon a small comic shop. To my surprise and delight, who should wander in next but Stephanie Hans and SHIELD cover artist Gerald Parel! They were scheduled to do a book signing, but I was the only one in the shop who knew who they were. We had an excellent conversation about SHIELD, French art supplies, and digital coloring vs traditional painting. While we talked, Gerald sketched me this amazing headsketch of Michelangelo Buonarroti, a main character in the recent SHIELD series. Thank you so much, Gerald and Stephanie!